The silver medal captured by Luz Long, the German long jumper who befriended ... The family of the long jumper, who was killed in World War II, decided to auction the medal and other collectables.

As part of Nebraska World War II Recognition Program, Gov. Jim Pillen presented Omaha veteran De Emmett Zerbe with a medal, "celebrating 80 years of victory" since the end of ...

Woodson Jr., who was part of the only African American combat unit involved in the D-Day invasion during World War II, spent more than a day treating wounded troops under heavy German fire — all ...